Safe Communities Reentry Council
The mission of the Safe Communities Reentry Council (SCRC) is to promote the safe and successful return of formerly incarcerated individuals to our community by developing a comprehensive support system that reduces violence and recidivism, and promotes public safety.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION:
“Assessing Need for Reentry Services Among Probationers and Parolees in San Francisco” by Joan E. Allen. May 2008. Prepared for the Safe Communities Reentry Council and the San Francisco Reentry Council. Looking for information about the challenges facing people returning from jails and prisons to San Francisco? Download this report for an in-depth analysis about what data exists, and what we know about the magnitude of the need for reentry services in San Francisco.
Getting Out & Staying Out: A Guide to San Francisco Resources for People Leaving Jails and Prisons. (2.5 mb pdf file. This is a large document. If you have a slower internet connection, you may want to download the Guide in sections. See below.) This comprehensive resource guide was created by the Access to Resources Working Group, a collaboration of the Safe Communities Reentry Council and the San Francisco Reentry Council, to help recently released individuals navigate San Francisco’s public benefits, housing, health and employment service programs. The resource guide is also available to download split into sections. Download the guide in sections if you have a slower internet connection, or just want a portion of the Guide.
Please download, copy, and distribute this Guide as widely as you wish to support the successful reentry of people returning from prisons and jails.
To learn more about the SCRC, or to order hardcopies of Getting Out & Staying Out, please contact reentry.council@sfgov.org or call 415-553-9349.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
SCRC 3rd Annual Reentry Summit
Monday, September 29, 2008
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater
700 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA
All details forthcoming! The Summit will be an all day event, full of engaging speakers, entertainment, food, and opportunities for dialogue on critical issues related to safe and successful reentry to San Francisco communities. This year, we expect at least 500 attendees.
SCRC’s 2nd Annual Reentry Summit, “Working Together to Support San Franciscans After Incarceration,” was a huge success. Over 375 Summit participants convened to discuss improving the coordination and delivery of services for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Watch video footage of the entire Summit streaming online here!
Panel discussions were moderated by JoAnn Mar, public radio producer.
Luis J. Rodriguez gave a poweful keynote address on reducing violence through successful reentry. Watch video footage of Rodriguez’s speech here!
For those of you who could not make it, you may download 2007 Reentry Summit materials and media coverage here:
- 2007 Reentry Summit Materials
- KTVU Channel 2 5 o’clock news coverage of the 2nd Annual Reentry Summit
- Public Defender Jeff Adachi and Project Rebound Director Jason Bell talk about the 2nd Annual Reentry Summit on KPFA’s “Morning Show”
- Pictures of the 2007 Reentry Summit.
In support of the 2007 Reentry Summit, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared September “Reentry Month.” Read a copy of the resolution here.
Missed the Summit, but want to get involved? Come join us at one of the upcoming SCRC meetings:
SCRC Full Council
Friday June 20 and every 3rd Friday of the month
1:00pm-2:30pm
City Hall, Room 278
San Francisco
All are welcome. No RSVP required. We will be discussing and developing recommendations for subcommittee structures for the New Single Reentry Council, per proposed ordinance introduced April 22nd. We will review potential speakers and activities for the 3rd Annual Reentry Summit. We will be discussing who will serve as SCRC representative on the soon-to-be-formed Workforce Investment Community Advisory Committee, on which the SCRC will have one seat. This Committee will advise the new governing body on workforce development policy and programs across the City.
SCRC Full Council
Friday July 18 and every 3rd Friday of the month
1:00pm-2:30pm
City Hall, Room 278
San Francisco
All are welcome. No RSVP required.
SCRC Full Council
Friday August 15 and every 3rd Friday of the month
1:00pm-2:30pm
City Hall, Room 278
San Francisco
All are welcome. No RSVP required.
Information on the 2006 Summit is available below:
2006 Safe Communities Reentry Council Summit:
Making Rehabilitation Work: Creating Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Wednesday September 27, 2006
2006 Reentry Summit Materials (PDF)
Watch video footage of the 2006 Reentry Council Summit streaming online. For information, email reentry.council@sfgov.org